PART 6

General

Power to make consequential amendments
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1
The appropriate national authority may by regulations make provision that is consequential on any provision made by this Act.
2
Regulations under this section may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any primary or subordinate legislation (whenever passed or made).
3
In this section—
- “appropriate national authority” means—
  1. in relation to provision which could be made by an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly without the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998), the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland, and
  2. in relation to any other provision, the Secretary of State or the Treasury;
- “primary legislation” means—
  1. an Act;
  2. Northern Ireland legislation;
- “subordinate legislation” means—
  1. subordinate legislation as defined by section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978;
  2. an instrument made under Northern Ireland legislation.